Google MapsA man was robbed at gunpoint on the 200 block of Hamilton Street in New Brunswick.

NEW BRUNSWICK — An armed robbery resulted in the arrest of the suspect who allegedly held a gun to the victim’s head and took $170, police said today.

About 3 a.m., the police responded to the 200 block of Hamilton Street, an area populated by off-campus Rutgers student housing, where the victim told police that four black males had robbed him of the cash from his wallet, with one of the men holding a gun to his head, said Lt. J.T. Miller.

Officers soon found four men matching the description in the general area. One of the men saw the officers approaching and ran off, Miller said.

As he was running away, the man reached into his waistband and threw away an object – which later turned out to be a loaded 9 mm handgun, the officers say they saw. A short distance later, they tackled the man and subdued him with pepper spray, Miller said.

Alfred Kornegay, a 19-year-old from Princeton, was charged with robbery, resisting arrest, obstruction of justice, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, certain persons not to have a weapon, tampering with evidence, and aggravated assault. His bail was set at $150,000.

In the meantime, the other three alleged suspects had vanished, Miller said.